Marklund on the Swedish bestseller lists
Liza Marklund and The Mire claim the No. 1 spot on the hardcover bestseller list in Sweden this week. Marklund also holds the No. 1 spot on the overall bestseller list for the month of August.
Liza Marklund and The Mire claim the No. 1 spot on the hardcover bestseller list in Sweden this week. Marklund also holds the No. 1 spot on the overall bestseller list for the month of August.
The Masquerade Mystery, the latest book in Martin Widmark’s immensely popular JerryMaya Detective Agency series, jumps to No. 1 on the official weekly bestseller list for children’s books in Sweden.
Filming has begun on Ronja the Robber’s Daughter, the classic Astrid Lindgren adventure about a strong and independent girl which took the world by storm when it was published 40 years ago.
Kerstin Linden has signed up for the lead role as Ronja, joined by Jack Bergenholtz Henriksson, who plays the role of Ronja’s friend, Birk Borkason. The parents of the two robber families are played by Christopher Wagelin as Mattis, Krista Kosonen playing Lovis, and in rival dynasty, Sverrir Gudnason plays Borka, and Maria Nohra as Undis.
Ronja the Robber’s Daughter is penned by the renowned writer Hans Rosenfeldt, and the first season is directed by Lisa James Larsson.
The series will premiere in 2023 on Viaplay.
Jo Nesbø’s just published Killing Moon, the thirteenth installment in the Harry Hole series, enters the official Norwegian bestseller lists for hardcover fiction and e-books at No. 1 this week.
A letter arrives, inviting Lisbet’s granny The Samba King to attend a pear-ent meeting at Pear School. Granny immediately decides that if everyone will go as a pear, she will of course go as an orange instead. Lisbet panics when she realizes that the pear-ent thing is just a play on words – no one else will be wearing a costume! And in Pear School the principal makes a big deal about fitting in. What if granny’s crazy antics means Lisbet will be kicked out of school?!
An orange among pears is an hilarious, zany and heartwarming story about wanting to fit in, and about having a granny who always wants to do the opposite of everyone else. Here comes a shorter and more easy-to-read book set in Emma Karinsdotter’s colorful Lisbet and The Samba King-universe, perfect for children who want to read themselves about the adventures of these beloved characters.
Oxen is the television adaptation of the international bestselling book series of the same name by Jens Henrik Jensen recounting the story of war veteran Niels Oxen, a former special forces soldier who must conquer his inner demons as he is framed for a series of gruesome murders.
The six-episode series is created by Emmy-award-winning duo Mai Brostrøm and Peter Thorsboe, and directed by Jannik Johansen. In the star-studded cast we find Jacob Lohmann, Ellen Hillingsø, Josephine Park and Birgitte Hjort Sørensen.
Filming has just begun near Copenhagen, and the premiere on TV2 and TV2 Play is set for 2023.
The series Headhunters, inspired by Jo Nesbø’s eponymous best-selling novel, premiered September 2 on C More to fantastic reviews. Headhunters is written by Rolf-Magne Golten Andersen and Geir Henning Hopeland, who is also the series’ director.
“A perfect exercise in improbability, the narrative is intensified at just the right speed for it to remain credible. /…/ Full of feints and comic twists, set in a mystery that obscures the outcome of the story for a good while.”
– Verdens Gang ★★★★★
“Fast-paced, thrilling.”
– Stavanger Aftenblad ★★★★
“Well-produced and incredibly thrilling from beginning to end.”
– Filmfront ★★★★
The critically acclaimed novel Stolen, written by Ann-Helen Laestadius, is being adapted into a film for Netflix.
Elle Márjá Eira (The Sámi Have Rights, Ealát) will be directing Stolen as her feature film debut and the renowned writer Peter Birro (Monica Z, 438 Days) will pen the script.
The novel Stolen portrays a young woman’s struggle to defend her indigenous heritage in a world where xenophobia is on the rise, climate change is threatening reindeer herding, and young people choose suicide in the face of collective desperation. But the novel also lays bare the tensions that arise when modern ideas come up against a traditional culture with deeply rooted patriarchal structures.
The film is planned to have its global premiere in 2024 and filming is currently planned to begin in Sápmi in the spring of 2023.
Fredrik Backman’s third and final installment of the Beartown-trilogy The Winners, has been selected for the October 2022 Indie Next List, as chosen by US booksellers across the country. The novel is to be published on September 27 in the US and has also been included in BookPage’s list of most anticipated fiction of fall.
Following a desperate phone call from her childhood friend Katja, Vega is forced to return home to the small village of Silverbro that she left for London ten years back. The girls were inseparable as children: Katja with her broken childhood and Vega with the void from her dead mother. But a shocking event ripped them apart. When Vega arrives to Silverbro, Katja has gone missing without a trace and this inevitably brings Katja’s aunt to mind, the teenager that disappeared more than thirty years ago. What has happened to Katja? Are the disappearances somehow linked and will Vega find Katja before it’s too late – or will their dark secret that threatens to destroy Vega’s life as she knows it come to light?
Lina Bengtsdotter, known for her highly praised and award-winning Charlie Lager books, is finally back.
France, Gallimard
Two-book deal closed by Julia Angelin
Azerbaijan, Alatoran
Closed by Emma Granberg
Germany, Btb
Closed by Federico Ambrosini
Latvia, Zvaigzne
Three-book deal closed by Emma Granberg
Latvia, Latvijas Mediji
Closed by Emma Granberg
Lithuania, Lectio Divina
Three-book deal closed by Emma Granberg
[Mr Saito’s Traveling Cinema] stands out for its warm tone and meticulous storytelling. /…/ [I]t’s a story that blends magical realism, emotion, and a deeply human perspective on family, home, and the bonds that sustain us.
– Vanidad
A luminous, eccentric, and profoundly human story (…) [I]t combines magical realism, adventure, and emotion with a credibility that captivates from the first page and accompanies the reader to the very end. /…/ Bjergfeldt’s prose is reminiscent of a musical composition: phrases that resonate, images that linger, and a tone that oscillates between lyrical simplicity and emotional depth.
– El Generacional
The TV version of Jag for ner till bror: Deeply moving.
– Kulturnytt i P1
Jag for ner till bror is the best Swedish TV series of the year. /…/ It is once again time to celebrate screenwriter Karin Arrhenius.
– DN
What resonates most strongly with me is how well this adaptation captures the relationship between the siblings. It also serves as a timely reminder, as the holiday season’s demand for total happiness by Boxing Day more often than not tends to drive one mad with one’s family of origin.
– SvD
Bo is running out of time. Yet time is one of the few things he’s got left. Fortunately he still has his beloved elkhound Sixten for company, only now his son insists upon taking the dog away. The very same son that Bo is wanting to mend his relationship with before his time is up.